"Internet Innovation Is Like The Auto Industry In The 1950s — Big, Stagnant Companies Rule", an article posted on Techcrunch earlier this week, is indicative of

"Internet Innovation Is Like The Auto Industry In The 1950s — Big, Stagnant Companies Rule", an article posted on Techcrunch earlier this week, is indicative of why Arrington sold. He is sitting at the forefront of the consumer internet space, and as such, sees the death of startups in that space. I am sure he got tired of putting out press releases for big companies. At an age when the giants (facebook, google, amazon, zynga) can quickly react to your new startup and assemble a team and build your website features in a few month, all the while retaining distribution power, what chances do startups have against them?